Categories of Absences & Attendances

Quota-driven absences are absences with allocated limits over a set period (such as annual leave).

These absences need to be recorded for legal and/or financial reasons.

Entitlement can be given at the start of the period (e.g. as a total sum for the year), or can be given gradually with the total period being broken up into several smaller portions (as an accrual, e.g. monthly, depending on local practices and regulations).

During the period of validity, deductions can be made to the entitlement balance (which could hold a negative value).

Entitlement balances can be added from one year to the next or replaced by a new value each year.

Non quota-driven absences are absences that do not have periodic limits (such as study leave, bereavement leave and unpaid leave).